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John of Ruusbroec wrote mystical masterpieces in the woods

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Cabin fever can apparently produce some incredibly profound literature. This 14th-century Flemish writer heavily preferred sitting alone deep in the dense forest over hanging out in his monastery. He would just wait under the trees with a wax tablet, writing wildly complex, intensely beautiful books about the shimmering inner life of the soul completely out in the wild.

John of Ruusbroec wrote mystical masterpieces in the woods
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